Description
| Product ID: | 9781906841454 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | ASLS Annual Volumes |
| Title: | Jacobean Parnassus |
| Subtitle: | Scottish poetry from the reign of James I |
| Authors: | Author: Alasdair A. MacDonald |
| Page Count: | 352 |
| Subjects: | Poetry anthologies (various poets), Poetry anthologies (various poets), Literary studies: poetry and poets, Literary studies: poetry & poets, English, c 1600 to c 1700 |
| Description: | In 1603, James Stewart became also king of England and Ireland, and a great deal of excellent poetry was composed by Scottish writers during his reign. Poets faced the political and cultural challenges inherent in the novel concept of Great Britain in a variety of ways, and the thistle and the rose bloomed together in the Jacobean garden of verses. A great deal of excellent poetry was composed in Scotland in the first quarter of the seventeenth century. In 1603, when James Stewart became also king of England and Ireland, several Scottish poets moved to London, and commented on events at Court. Others preferred to remain in their homeland, at a distance from the metropolis; and some who had gone south soon returned home. In addition to the perennial themes of love and religion, attention was given to topics such as national identity, foreign travel, civil society, monarchy, the good life, friendship, retreat, and the nature and language of literature itself. Poets faced the political and cultural challenges inherent in the novel concept of Great Britain in a variety of ways, and the thistle and the rose bloomed together in the Jacobean garden of verses. |
| Imprint Name: | Association for Scottish Literary Studies |
| Publisher Name: | Association for Scottish Literary Studies |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-03-07 |
